Shofetim 21:1-3
Orthodox Jewish Bible
21 Now the Ish Yisroel had taken an oath in Mitzpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his bat unto Binyamin as isha.
2 And HaAm went to Beit-El, and abode there till erev before HaElohim, and lifted up their voices, and wept gadol;
3 And said, Hashem Elohei Yisroel, why is this come to pass in Yisroel, that there should be today shevet echad lacking in Yisroel?
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Judges 21:1-3
New International Version
Wives for the Benjamites
21 The men of Israel had taken an oath(A) at Mizpah:(B) “Not one of us will give(C) his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”
2 The people went to Bethel,[a] where they sat before God until evening, raising their voices and weeping bitterly. 3 “Lord, God of Israel,” they cried, “why has this happened to Israel? Why should one tribe be missing(D) from Israel today?”
Footnotes
- Judges 21:2 Or to the house of God
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